lit  i 


oiitica 


rimer 


Porter  Emerson 

fg|  Browne  g 

Illustrated  By 

He  a  I  rwitt 


.  1 


Published  by 
Publie  Welfare  Committee, 
50  East  42nd  Street, 
New  York  City 


V 


his  is  a  Gf-y.  Is  it  a  B$ 

Cif-y?  If  is  a  Bi£  City 
What  is  the  Name  of  the 
Bj§  Gf-y?  The  Name  of 
the  Bjg  Gf-y  is  New  Ym4g 
Is  If  a  well  Run  Gf-y?  If 
is  af  Pres  ~enf .  Is  it  Go -in£ 
to  Re -main  a  well  Run  City? 

That  De-pends  on  Wheth- 
er the  Cif-i-zens  Have  Any 
Sense  Or  Not. 


his  is  a  Cif-i-zen. 

What  is  a  Cif-i-zen  ? 
A  Cif-i-zen  is  a  Man  Who 
Owns  an  Inf-er- est  in  A 
Cit-y.  When  he  Votes  In- 
tel-li-$enf-ly,  the  Cit-y 
is  Clean  and  Pros  -per- 

ous  and  a  Nice  Place  to 
Live  In.  When  He  Votes 

Un-m-fel-li-g'enf-Iy,  the 
Cit-y  is  Dirty  and  Poor 
and  a  Rot -fen  Place  to 
Live  in.  Should  the  Cif- 
i-zen  be  Care -fill  How 
He  Vofes  ?  You  Bef  Your 
Sweet  Life  He  Should  ! 


is  a  May-or. 
Has  Run  The 
City  Clean -ly.  There- 
fore All  the  Good  Peo- 
le  Stay  At -Home  On 
he  Front  Porch  and 
Say/ Ami  Ev-er-y-thing 
Great!"  and  All  the 

Crooks  and  Graft- ers 
and  Pol-i-ti-cians  that 
Have  nt  Been  Get-ting 
Theirs,  Work  Like  Blaz- 
es to  De-feat  Him. 


his  is  a  Tam-man-y 

Ward  Hea  ler!  The 
Tam-man-y  Ward  Hea-ler 
is  Sore.  Why  is  the  Tam- 
man-y  Ward  Hea  ler  Sore? 
Be  cause  He  is  Out  of  a 

Job.  Tam-man-y  Ward 
Hea-lers  are  Like  Pi$s. 
They  Are  Not  Saf-is-f  ied 

Un-less  They  Have  Both 
Feef  in  f  he  Trough. 


TP  his  Is  A  Gary  School  It  Has 
1  Been  Great  (ampaign  Ma  terial 
lor  ly-ingPolM  daiis.Tliey  Have  Said 

that  It  Means  SaisifuO&ur  Child  Yen 
foBe  Indus-trial  Slaves.  Instead 

It  Means  Airlkht, Play-Grounds 
and  Pleas  ant  Manual  Train  inglbr 
four  Children.Be-causeYour  Boy 
Learns  to  Drive  a  Nail,  DoesTkt 
Mean  He$  Got  to  Be  a  Grpenfer? 
Think  It  O-ver.  Also  Think  Over 
What  Should  Be  four  Opinion  of 

aManWhoWillDe-ny  Thousands 
of  Children  HealthfHap  pi-ness 
and  Ed-u-cation  So  That  He  Can 
Get  One  Good  Cam  paign  Lie. 


is  is  a  Pro-Ger  man. 

  oes  He\fenf  to  See 

the  May-or  De-feaf-ed? 
He  Does.  Why?  Be- 
cause fhe  May-or  Stopped 
Him  From  Sfab-bing  Un- 
cle Sam  In  fhe  Back. 


his  is  a  Pus-sy-foof-er. 

 Does  He  Want  to  See 

t¥e  May-or  De-feafed? 
He  Does.  Why?  Be-cause 
the  May-or  is  an  Am- 
er-i-can  and  Be-lieves 

in  Fight-ing  to  Pro-fecf 

Am-er-i-can  Wo -men  and 
Child-ren  and  Am-er-i-cati 

Honor. 


his  is  a  Soap  box 

5-i-taf-or.  Does  He 
want  To  See  the  May-or 
De-feated?  He  Does. 
Why?  Be  cause  The  May- 
or Pte-vent-ed  Him  From 
lalk-in&  Se-di-fion  and 
St ir-ring  Up  The  Eti-e-mies 
At  Home  to  Aid  and  Com- 
fort the  En-e-mies  That 
Our  Sol-diers  Are  Fight- 
ing, a-broad. 


s  is  Tarn-many  Hall .  It 
>rk$  While  ^iou  Sleep. 


his  is  A  Guy  Named  Murphy 

 WydoaHeDo?  He  Huns  lam 

many  Hall.  Has  He  Any  Official  Pos 
i  fion? No.  Andlfet  Even  the  Intel- 
ligent Newspapers  Will  Print  Head- 
lines About  Charlie  Murphy  Slat- 
ing Some-Body  for  Office  And 
Not  See  Any-t  hii$  Ftnwjy  About  It 
Does  Murph-y  ^et  a  Sal  a  ry  for 
Slat  ing  Peo  ple  for  Office  ?No 
Then  now  Does  He  Man-age  to 

Hang  Around  Del-mon-i-cos, 
Smoke  Fifty  Cent  Cigars, Ride 
in  Large  Lim-ou-sines,Keep  a 
Count  ry  House  At  Good  Ground, 

and  Play  Rof-ten  Golf  At  Shin- 

ne-cock  Hills?  Ask  Charl-ie. 


his  is  a  Hy-lan.  What 

Does  He  Stand  For? 
He  Stands  For  a  Murph  y 
What  Does  a  Murph-y 
Stand  for  ?  He  Stands 

for  a  Hearst- 


Ilhis  is  a  Ho-hen- 
.jjlzol-lern.  What  Does 
He    Stand  For  ?  He 

Stands  for  Burg-lar-y 
Lar-ceny  Ar-son,  Rape 
and  Murd-er.  Will  an 
Am-er-i-can  Cit-y 
Stand  for  Hy-lan  that 
Stands  for  Hearst  that 
Stands  For  Ho -hen- z  oi- 
ler n  ? 


his  is  You,  Are  You 


Go-ind  to  Stand  By 
Am-er-i-can  Hon-or 
And  fhe  Sol-diers  Who 

Are  Fight -ing  For 
You  In  Eu-rope?  Or 
Are  You  Go-ind  To 
Line  Up  With  tKe 

ans,  fhe  H  earsts, 

fhe  Murph-ys  and  fhe  Ho- 

hen-zol-lerns,fhe  Pro-Ger- 
mans, the  Pus-sy-foof-ers 
and  fhe  Soap  Box  Boys  ?  Its 
Up  f  o  You . 


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